MBA Admission 2017: How to choose among IIM Trichy, IIM Rohtak, SIBM Pune, XIM Bhubaneswar; Fee, placement, Ranking, Strengths

The 2 stages of admission process in new IIMs, XIMB, SIBM are over and the admission offers are proposed to be released also from those MBA colleges who have not yet made the admission offer to the selected candidates. Most of the candidates who have appeared in GD-PI-WAT round at IIM Tiruchirappalli, IIM Rohtak, SIBM Pune, XIM Bhubaneswar have the fair idea about their final admission offer from these top MBA colleges. Since you have to decide on one MBA college out of the four above, now is the time to arrive at the decision in order of your preference which MBA college you should prefer among the four.

The comparison becomes tough when the competitive merits and demerits of these top management institutes clash and make you more confused. With many things remaining almost same you should check the course fee, average placement, ranking and academic strengths of the MBA college before arriving on the admission decision.

MBAUniverse.com with its rich experience and weightage matrix brings forth key comparative parameters that would help you to decide which one to opt for admission among these top four MBA colleges
Academic Strengths
Teacher student ratio is an important factor while having a good learning experience with focused mentorship. The well qualified and experienced full time faculty at the MBA college can do wonders and will add much more to your learning during the 2 years of MBA course duration.
Well equipped class rooms, Library, Pedagogy, Industry interaction are other key points to consider before arriving at the decision on admission to your preferred MBA colleges out of the above four.

Name of the Institute
Full time faculty strength

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
34

IIM Rohtak
15

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune
24

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar
52

Programme Fee: Very important
Higher course fee and increasing trend sends the message that either the costs and expenses at the B- school are high or they are not able to work out proper economics to manage it. But given the fact that rising costs of infrastructure, academics and facilities offered to students also count, sometimes you have to bear with a big hole in pocket

Name of the Institute
2 years flagship MBA/PGDM course fee (Rs. in lakhs)

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
12.00

IIM Rohtak
10.95

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune
18.25

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar
15.40
Ranking of MBA College: Key parameter
An undisputed top MBA college like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Calcutta or FMS Delhi will undoubtedly be ranked at one of the top positions. The MBA Colleges ranking below the 5th rank goes on changing every year as is evident in MHRD-NIRF Ranking 2017 and HBL-MBAUniverse.com ranking 2016-17. Many top MBA colleges who were ranked among top 10 or 20 last year have slided down in NIRF Ranking 2017.

The ups & downs in the ranking positions indicate that the MBA college has achieved something or missed some parameter due to which its ranking has gone up or down. If you are searching for admission in one of these 4 MBA colleges, the current ranking status will be of good help to you in arriving at the admission decision
Name of the Institute
GoI-MHRD-NIRF Ranking 2017

HBL-MBAUniverse.com ranking 2016-17

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
13
17

IIM Rohtak
19
Not ranked

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune
Not ranked as MBA Institute (Overall SIU university ranking 61)
Not ranked

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar
Not ranked as MBA Institute (Overall XUB University ranking 33)
13

Placement: Your career depends on it
Campus Placement and career prospects down the line are the most important features of an institute that determine the Return of Investment of a candidate. This becomes the key criteria in selection out of many MBA colleges who offer you admission. The catch in placements is that you need to consider the average placement which is for entire batch and will have lesser deviation as compared to highest placement which is awarded to hardly very few students.
Name of the Institute
Average Placement 2017 (Rs. in lakhs)

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
13.30

IIM Rohtak
12.30

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune
15.02

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar
13.18

Calculate the RoI before taking a decision
After analyzing the fee, faculty strength, ranking and average placements, the Return on Investment (RoI) needs to be calculated as per the current average placement packages of these top MBA colleges. The RoI period if too long would mean more time to recover your investment. So check below and finalise-

Name of the Institute
Recovery period of MBA fee Investment

IIM Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
11 months

IIM Rohtak
11 months
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) Pune
15 months

Xavier Institute of Management (XIM) Bhubaneswar
14 months

Going by the above calculation while your investment in MBA education seems recoverable in 11 months at IIM Trichy and IIM Rohtak unless they increase their fee for the 2017-19 batch, the recovery of your investment can be made in 14 months at XIMB and in 15 months at SIBM Pune. After going through the USPs and other key preferences of yours, it is high time that you should take the decision now.

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